This image released by Polk & Co. shows, from left, Corbin Bleu, Lora Lee Gayer and Bryce Pinkham during a performance of “Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical,” currently performing on Broadway at Studio 54. (Joan Marcus/Roundabout Theatre Company via AP) (Associated Press)NEW YORK — Tap dance into yesteryear with the romantic sensibility of Irving Berlin in the lively new show “Holiday Inn — The New Irving Berlin Musical.”It’s a stage adaptation of “Holiday Inn,” stringing together more than 20 ballads and holiday-themed Berlin songs from the beloved 1942 movie that starred Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. This pleasing update includes memorable songs from that film plus a few other stylish Berlin tunes. Successful singer-songwriter Jim (Pinkham) quits showbiz and moves to a farm in Connecticut, losing his fiancee to his former best friend in the process. This tuneful confection of standards from one of America’s greatest songwriters definitely harkens back to the golden age of musicals.

Source: Washington Post October 07, 2016 00:00 UTC